TransparentText.java Source code

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import java.awt.AlphaComposite;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Composite;
import java.awt.Font;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.RenderingHints;
import java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D;

import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;

public class TransparentText extends JPanel {
    public void paint(Graphics g) {
        Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g;

        // the rendering quality.
        g2.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
        // a red rectangle.
        Rectangle2D r = new Rectangle2D.Double(50, 50, 550, 100);
        g2.setPaint(Color.red);
        g2.fill(r);
        // a composite with transparency.
        Composite c = AlphaComposite.getInstance(AlphaComposite.SRC_OVER, .4f);
        g2.setComposite(c);
        // Draw some blue text.
        g2.setPaint(Color.blue);
        g2.setFont(new Font("Times New Roman", Font.PLAIN, 72));
        g2.drawString("Java Source and Support", 25, 130);
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        JFrame f = new JFrame();
        f.getContentPane().add(new TransparentText());
        f.setSize(800, 250);
        f.show();
    }
}